SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) November 12, 2000
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FedEx Corporation
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(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 001-15829 62-1721435
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
942 South Shady Grove Road, Memphis, Tennessee 38120
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (901) 818-7200
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
On November 13, 2000, FedEx Corporation ("FedEx") announced that it had entered
into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated November 12, 2000 with American
Freightways Corporation ("AF") and its wholly-owned subsidiary, FDX, Inc.
("FDX"). See the attached press release dated November 13, 2000.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Designation Description
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99.1 Press Release of FedEx Corporation dated November 13,
2000
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
FEDEX CORPORATION
By: /s/ James S. Hudson
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Name: James S. Hudson
Title: Corporate Vice President
Strategic Financial
Planning and Control
November 15, 2000
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